3.6: Review Questions
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Which action by the nurse demonstrates the application of community health principles to a program aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease through risk-factor modification?
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Providing individual counseling sessions for adults at risk for heart disease
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Promoting a weekly farmer’s market for locally grown fruits and vegetables
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Assisting an adult with heart disease to develop a medication schedule that fits their lifestyle
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Developing a cardiac rehabilitation program for community members with heart failure
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Which nursing action following World War II represents an autonomous public-health nursing function?
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Providing direct care to wounded soldiers in military hospitals
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Conducting vaccination campaigns to promote immunizations
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Collaborating with physicians to perform medical procedures
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Assisting in surgical operations in field hospitals
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Which statement describes the purpose of defining a scope of practice for nurses?
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Establishing principles and guidelines for professional behaviors and ethics
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Outlining specific clinical skills and procedures nurses may perform
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Ensuring nurses work within their level of qualification, expertise, and competence
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Promoting collaboration in teamwork within a health care setting
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Which of the following accurately describes public health nursing practice?
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The scope of practice for public health nurses is broader than that of a registered nurse.
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The ANA has identified nine core concepts for public health nursing.
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Public health nurses practice using standards developed for medicine.
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The ANA has not identified a scope of practice for public health nursing.
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Which action by the public health nurse is an example of the “public health sciences” domain of the Quad Council Coalition’s Community/Public Health Nursing Competencies?
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Recommending a walking trail to encourage wellness
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Providing educational materials that meet the community’s cultural needs
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Applying research findings to the development of new community programs
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Assisting families in finding affordable health insurance
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Which Quad Council Coalition’s Community/Public Health Nursing Competency domain is the nurse engaged in when hiring a workforce representative of the community?
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Communication
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Cultural competency
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Community dimensions of practice
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Leadership and systems thinking
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Which action by the community health nurse is an example of a downstream intervention?
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Focusing on health promotion and disease-prevention activities
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Managing the care of clients diagnosed with health conditions
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Engaging in advocacy and activism to advance health equity
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Addressing the root causes of health problems in a population
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Which action will the community health nurse take when engaged in the activity of social prescribing?
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Referring a client with heart failure to a cardiac rehabilitation program
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Teaching a client with a new diagnosis of diabetes how to inject insulin
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Suggesting volunteer work to a client who is feeling depressed after retiring
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Assessing the social resources of a community
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The community health nurse is interviewed for a podcast to discuss bike safety tips for children. Which level of prevention is the community health nurse providing during the interview?
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Primordial
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Primary
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Secondary
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Tertiary
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Which activity will the community health nurse perform when engaged in secondary prevention activities at a community senior center?
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Educating about signs and symptoms of influenza
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Administering pneumococcal pneumonia vaccines
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Providing information about supportive care for COVID-19
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Teaching how to properly wash hands